What was Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate?

Tri, completed: the expansion that carried the third generation onto the 3DS and gave the West its first HD hunt.

Japan received Monster Hunter 3G for the Nintendo 3DS on December 10, 2011, the series’ debut on Nintendo’s handheld, with the cut weapons of Tri restored and underwater combat intact. A high-definition Wii U edition followed in Japan in December 2012, and the pair reached the West as Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate in March 2013, the first HD Monster Hunter released outside Japan.

Its flagship was new: Brachydios, a brute wyvern that punches the ground and leaves explosive slime on its fists, a design built to be read at a glance. Between the two versions the game sold 2.6 million copies, and its touch-screen targeting and portable-to-console save sharing quietly sketched the hybrid future the Switch would later make normal.